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December 2009 Visa Bulletin

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherJan 22, 2004-
F1ChinaJan 22, 2004-
F1IndiaJan 22, 2004-
F1MexicoAug 1, 1992-
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherNov 1, 2005-
F2AChinaNov 1, 2005-
F2AIndiaNov 1, 2005-
F2AMexicoOct 1, 2003-
F2APhilippinesNov 1, 2005-
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2001-
F2BChinaNov 1, 2001-
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2001-
F2BMexicoJun 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 1998-
F3All OtherMay 22, 2001-
F3ChinaMay 22, 2001-
F3IndiaMay 22, 2001-
F3MexicoAug 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesNov 15, 1991-
F4All OtherSep 8, 1999-
F4ChinaSep 8, 1999-
F4IndiaSep 8, 1999-
F4MexicoNov 15, 1995-
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1987-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2005-
EB-2IndiaJan 22, 2005-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJun 1, 2002-
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaMay 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoJun 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2001-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5ChinaCurrent-
EB-5IndiaCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since August 2009

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 8, 2003Jan 22, 2004▲ +379 days
F1ChinaJan 8, 2003Jan 22, 2004▲ +379 days
F1IndiaJan 8, 2003Jan 22, 2004▲ +379 days
F1MexicoJan 1, 1991Aug 1, 1992▲ +578 days
F1PhilippinesSep 15, 1993Nov 1, 1993▲ +47 days
F2AAll OtherJan 15, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +290 days
F2AChinaJan 15, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +290 days
F2AIndiaJan 15, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +290 days
F2AMexicoSep 22, 2002Oct 1, 2003▲ +374 days
F2APhilippinesJan 15, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +290 days
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +184 days
F2BChinaMay 1, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +184 days
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +184 days
F2BMexicoMay 8, 1992Jun 1, 1992▲ +24 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 1998Jul 1, 1998▲ +61 days
F3All OtherNov 1, 2000May 22, 2001▲ +202 days
F3ChinaNov 1, 2000May 22, 2001▲ +202 days
F3IndiaNov 1, 2000May 22, 2001▲ +202 days
F3MexicoJul 1, 1991Aug 22, 1992▲ +418 days
F3PhilippinesAug 8, 1991Nov 15, 1991▲ +99 days
F4All OtherDec 22, 1998Sep 8, 1999▲ +260 days
F4ChinaDec 22, 1998Sep 8, 1999▲ +260 days
F4IndiaDec 22, 1998Sep 8, 1999▲ +260 days
F4MexicoAug 1, 1995Nov 15, 1995▲ +106 days
F4PhilippinesSep 8, 1986Mar 22, 1987▲ +195 days
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2003Apr 1, 2005▲ +548 days
EB-2IndiaOct 1, 2003Jan 22, 2005▲ +479 days
EB-3All OtherUnavailableJun 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3ChinaUnavailableJun 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3IndiaUnavailableMay 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3MexicoUnavailableJun 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesUnavailableJun 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailableJun 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailableJun 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailableMay 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailableJun 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableJun 1, 2001changed designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippines—Currentnewly listed

28 rows unchanged. No bulletin capture exists between August 2009 and December 2009. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the December 2009 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.

Source

Every date on this page comes from the December 2009 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.

This bulletin as published, archived copy of the page.

These figures were recovered from an archived capture of the bulletin rather than read from the live State Department page.

Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: data@visabacklog.com.

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